Justin O'Conner, catcher for the Charlotte Stone Crabs, warms up during the first practice held Tuesday afternoon.

By JOSH VITALE

Sports Writer

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PORT CHARLOTTE — A lot has been written about Justin O’Conner this season.

Tampa Bay’s prospect is in the middle of a career year, batting a career-best .282 with 10 home runs and 44 RBIs. The catcher played in both the Florida State League All-Star Game and the MLB Futures game, and he excelled behind the plate for Charlotte. O’Conner has thrown out 50 percent of would-be base-stealers and has picked off 14 runners.

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